The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced the winners of its 2022 Skills Competition.
More than 500 students and apprentices took part throughout the year across four categories – Light Vehicle Technology, Body Repair, Refinishing and Heavy Vehicle – with 23 winners emerging from the two-day finals held at Cardiff and Vale College.
Richard Hutchins, Competitions Manager at the Institute of the Motor Industry, said, “2022 has been another challenging year for the sector, yet we have seen a cohort of highly skilled automotive apprentices, of all ages, step forward. The applicants and finalists come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and from groups that are generally under-represented in automotive. This makes the Class of 2022 even more inspirational, as we work together to make the sector more representative of cultures, genders, ethnicity, visible and non-visible disability and sexual orientation.”
Eligible finalists will now have the possibility to join Team UK and compete at the World Skills International competition to be held in Lyon in September 2024.
This year’s winners are:
Light Vehicle Technology: Ewan Griggor – gold; Robert Griffin – silver; Charlie Taff-Lavill – bronze.
Body Repair: Ieuan Morris-Brown – gold; David McKeown – silver; Ben Priestley – bronze.
Refinishing: Adam Neville – gold; Bethany Creaser – silver; Dominic Everington – bronze.
Heavy Vehicle Technology: George Hinkley – gold; Max Winter – silver; Alexsander Zielechowski – bronze.
